Twitterverse reacts to South Carolina upset of Georgia
By Phil Watson
For the fourth time in five years, the South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off the Georgia Bulldogs, hanging on Saturday for a 38-35 win at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.
The Twittersphere, as always, was quick to erupt with reaction to the outcome, including some happy boasts from the South Carolina side:
Y'all remember those Clemson fans saying Georgia was going to destroy Carolina?? HAHA. Yeah, me too. #DawgsOnBottom #Gamecocks
— Grayson Greiner (@ggreiner21) September 14, 2014
Of course, the Bulldogs—who came in ranked sixth in the Associated Press poll after hammering Clemson two weeks ago to open the season two weeks—were taking shots from more locales than just South Carolina:
Georgia lost, like we all knew in our hearts would happen.
— BamaHammer (@Bama_Hammer) September 14, 2014
A Summer in Georgia was spent talking about how the arrival of one new coordinator would make all the difference.
— John Kincade (@JohnKincade) September 14, 2014
Every year we're told Georgia is amazing if not unbeatable. Every year they lose 2-3 games. Every year. Every. Year.
— Mike Hall (@MikeHallHere) September 14, 2014
Never change Georgia
— Drunk Aubie (@DrunkAubie) September 14, 2014
Georgia does this every year. #UGAvsSC
— Rubbing The Rock (@RubbingTheRock) September 14, 2014
Only team that gets in Georgia's way of a championship is Georgia.
— James FitzGerald IV (@slimfitzthe4th) September 14, 2014
#SouthCarolina to #Georgia right now pic.twitter.com/zcYcw3mZ1F
— Rivals (@Rivals) September 14, 2014
Georgia fans themselves, meanwhile, were trying to make sense of another crushing early-season loss:
The hardest thing in the world is being a Georgia fan. But Go Dawgs. Seasons just getting started
— Andrew York (@york_andrew) September 14, 2014
Don't want to hear any ignorant Georgia fans blame this on Bobo, refs or anything else. We didn't play good enough to win. Simple as that
— Caleb Skinner (@CoachSkinner20) September 14, 2014
But even in defeat, there is hope for the Bulldogs:
Georgia's got 'em right where they want 'em: last two times they lost to South Carolina, they won the SEC East.
— CollegeFootballTalk (@CFTalk) September 14, 2014